∙ Connecticut Begins Mosquito Monitoring for 2012

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”The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program is monitoring mosquitoes for the presence of viruses that can cause illness in people including West Nile virus (WNV) and Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE).... “'The recent rains have created ideal breeding habitat for the types of mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus, especially in our urban and suburban communities,' said Dr. Theodore Andreadis, Chief Medical Entomologist, CAES. 'Now is the time to eliminate all standing bodies of water around the home and treat storm drains and catch basins that serve as important production sites for these mosquitoes.'” “Last year, WNV-positive mosquitoes were trapped in 30 municipalities. The first WNV-infected mosquitoes were detected on June 21 and the last on October 17. EEE-positive mosquitoes were identified in Plainfield and Stonington last year.” Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health

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